Initiate - Definition

n 1: someone new to a field or activity [syn: novice,
beginner, tyro, tiro, initiate]
2: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly
field [syn: initiate, learned person, pundit, savant]
3: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some
field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
[syn: initiate, enlightened] [ant: uninitiate]
v 1: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a
foundation" [syn: originate, initiate, start]
2: take the lead or initiative in; participate in the
development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart
transplants" [syn: initiate, pioneer]
3: accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually
with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach
puberty" [syn: initiate, induct]
4: bring up a topic for discussion [syn: broach, initiate]
5: set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for;
"Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II" [syn:
lead up, initiate]